How to see it
HIP 70661 has a visual magnitude of about 6.53: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 70661: right ascension 14h 27m 11s, declination −66° 34′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Circinus constellation (IAU figure Cir).
Catalog context
HIP 70661. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 70661, HD 126226, Gaia DR3 5849279818325026304. In the SkyKeepsake Circinus (Cir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5849279818325026304
- HIP
- 70661
- HD
- 126226
- gaia_dr3
- 5849279818325026304
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.53